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Blood Drive

The Granby Lions will sponsor a blood drive at Saint Therese Parish’s Great Hall on Thursday, June 29, 1 to 6 p.m. To register, donors can go to the Red Cross website, redcross.org, then search by the June 29 date.

Free Veteran Breakfasts

On Saturday, June 10 and every second Saturday through the summer, from 8 to 10 a.m., the Granby American Legion Post 182 will host fellow veterans, including Active Duty/Guard/Reserve, and their guests to a free pancake breakfast at Legion Hall, 244 North Granby Road. Come for the breakfast, stay for the camaraderie.

Camera Club

The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center. The program will be on Scanographic Photography. It will be a hands-on meeting as we explore using the scanner as a camera. The scavenger hunt words for this month are: flower, birds flying and favorite.

Women’s Breakfast

The Granby Women’s Breakfast Group will end its program season with a widely anticipated fashion show presented by Chico’s Canton Store on Wednesday, June 7. Breakfast will start at 8:30 a.m. and the ladies will go down the runway at approximately 9 a.m. Models will be from the membership of the Breakfast Group. A $50 gift certificate will be raffled off at the end of the show. This will be well-attended so please reserve either by contacting the senior center or registering on the senior center website. Cost: $5.

Men’s Breakfast

The Men’s Breakfast Group will meet on Friday, June 9, breakfast at 8:30 a.m. The speaker, at 9 a.m., will be Kevin Riggott with a presentation on The Science of Winemaking. Cost: $5.

SBHS News

The Salmon Brook Historical Society is located at 208 Salmon Brook Street.

Research Library in the Preservation Barn is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713. Research fee is $25 per hour.

Museum Store merchandise includes books, maps, mugs, t-shirts, notecards, jigsaw puzzle and many more Granby items. The store, located in the Enders House, is open Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Purchases on Tuesday can be made at the Preservation Barn during Research Library Hours, 9 a.m. to noon. Items can also be viewed at salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com

The weekly Summer House Tours will be open on Sundays from June 4 through Sept. 24, closed holiday weekends—June 18, July 2 and Sept. 3. Tours include the Weed-Enders House c. 1790, Abijah Rowe House c.1732, Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn 1914 and Cooley School c. 1870. Admission fees are: Adults $5, Children and Seniors $2, Family maximum $12 and members are always free. Consider becoming a member, see benefits of membership below.

Fall Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Society’s grounds.

Membership in the Salmon Brook Historical Society offers many benefits including free summer tours, newsletters, annual dinner in April, wassail party in December and the opportunity to learn and help preserve Granby history. Membership dues are: Students $3, Individuals $15, Family/Group $20, Sustaining $30 and Life Membership $300. The Society welcomes everyone. You do not need to be a Granby native, own an old house or be old. However, you do need to care about the history of Granby. Visit the website or stop by the museum on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 9 a.m. and noon for an application.